CORE 24 Graduation Requirements
Core 24 is a proposal from the State Board of Education to set a new minimum for high school graduation requirements for every student in the state. If adopted, CORE 24 would require all students to earn 24 high school credits in these categories: 4.0 Language Arts 3.0 Math (Algebra, Geometry, and either Algebra 2 or an approved substitute) 3.0 Science (2 labs minimum) 3.0 Social Studies 2.0 Arts 1.5 Fitness (may be waived) 0.5 Health 3.0 Career and Technical Education (once called voc ed or occ ed) 4.0 Elective (2.0 world language and 1.0 math recommended for college-readiness) This differs from the current state-mandated graduation requirements by having an additional year of language arts, an additional year of a laboratory science, an additional semester of social studies, an additional year of art, and two additional years of CTE. That's 5.5 additional credits of required courses. The electives, however, are reduced by 1.5 credits, for a net increase of 4.0 credits. Getting ...